[Sticky] Master Fixes Thread for Aven Colony

I'll be trying to collect some basic troubleshooting and tech support tips here.

As the game is in constant flux this list will likely be incomplete at times. If you have any issues or tips please feel free to post them so they can be added here

Save Game Problems

The latest patch may be causing issues with saving and loading your game. If you are encountering this issue then please try the following fix:

1. Open the itch.io app2. At the bottom left is a button that has your username on it3. Click that, then click "Preferences" in the menu that appears4. Please UNCHECK "Enable itch.io sandbox" in the window that appears

Update Your Video Card Drivers

This is the next most common cause for people's inability to run the game, particularly on PC.

First check your driver version using this method and make sure your drivers are recent:

For AMD cards, download the AMD Catalyst Control Center, which you can find here:

Make sure you get 3 updates from Windows Update after installing the Windows Media Framework - KB30100801, KB3099229 and KB3133719. If you've taken the above step, just running Windows Update should fix it.

Nothing Works! Help!

As the game is in alpha many many thing will likely go horribly wrong (just like on your colony!). To assist the devs in solving your issue as quickly as possible, please ensure you've tried all the steps above. Once you have you should create a new post outlining your issue. Please be absolutely verbose as possible. "Everything is broken" isn't going to help the devs get your issue resolved. But something like "During a lightning storm I clicked on a farm and an alien came through my screen and punched me!" (file that under 'non critical issue'...) is great. Make sure you put in your system specifications like

Operating System

Video Card Type

CPU Type

If you have a save game where your bug is consistently repeatable, please attach that to the post here. Your save games are here: